Gas sensing properties of hematite nanoparticles synthesized different techniques.

The synthesis techniques used for metal oxide semiconductors strongly influence their chemical, physical and gas sensing characteristics. In this context, hematite (α-FeO) nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized using two different techniques, namely, sol-gel (named H) and Pechini sol-gel (named H). The average crystallite size and surface area were 15 nm and 76 m g and 20 nm and 57 m g for H and H, respectively.

Role of nutritional therapy on dietary habits and glycemic control in insulin-treated kidney transplant patients with diabetes.

Aims: To evaluate the effect of nutritional therapy on glycemic compensation and key cardio-renal risk markers in patients with diabetes and kidney transplant, on insulin treatment by Multiple Daily Injection (MDI) or Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII).

Methods: 34 patients with diabetes on insulin treatment and kidney transplant recipients were enrolled;12 participated in the structured nutritional program (intervention group), 22 patients (control group) did not receive nutritional protocol. Both groups were then divided into subgroups according to the method of insulin administration (MDI and CSII).

Ammonia gas sensors based on undoped and Ca-doped ZnO nanoparticles.

Due to its large use in different industrial sectors, high toxicity, and corrosion, the demand for sensing techniques towards ammonia gas has become urgent. In this study we report on the sensing performances of a conductometric sensor for NH gas based on Ca-doped ZnO nanoparticles with different calcium concentrations (0, 1, and 3 at%) synthesized using the sol-gel process under supercritical dry conditions of ethanol. All samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy.

Combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia for open radical cystectomy: A controlled study.

Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility of loco-regional anaesthesia and to compare perioperative outcomes between loco-regional and standard general anaesthesia in patients with bladder cancer undergoing open radical cystectomy (ORC).

Patients And Methods: A single-surgeon cohort of 60 consecutive patients with bladder cancer undergoing ORC with an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol between May 2020 and December 2021 was analysed. A study group of 15 patients operated on under combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia was compared with a control group of 45 patients receiving standard general anaesthesia.

Exploring the phenolic profile, antibacterial, and antioxidant properties of walnut leaves ( L.).

The aim of this study was to identify phenolic compounds in walnut leaves from northern Iraq and evaluate their ability to act as antibacterial and antioxidant agents. Phenolic compounds were determined by reversed-phase HPLC. Antibacterial activity was tested against various bacteria.

Outcomes and treatment failure after open or robotic ureteral reconstruction for iatrogenic injuries.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the aetiology, perioperative outcomes and treatment failure of contemporary patients undergoing open or robot-assisted ureteral reconstruction for iatrogenic injuries.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively analysed consecutive patients who underwent ureteral reconstruction for iatrogenic injuries at two academic centres 07/2013 and 06/2022. A variety of open or robot-assisted procedures were performed, including uretero-cystoneostomy, Boari bladder flap, uretero-ureterostomy, ileal replacement and pyelo-ureteroplasty.

Phenotypic Variability in Acquired and Idiopathic Dystonia.

Background: To date, a few studies have systematically investigated differences in the clinical spectrum between acquired and idiopathic dystonias.

Objectives: To compare demographic data and clinical features in patients with adult-onset acquired and idiopathic dystonias.

Methods: Patients were identified from among those included in the Italian Dystonia Registry, a multicenter Italian dataset of patients with adult-onset dystonia.

Relationship Between Azithromycin and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Unvaccinated Patients With COVID-19 and Preexisting Cardiovascular Disease.

Background Empiric antimicrobial therapy with azithromycin is highly used in patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19, despite prior research suggesting that azithromycin may be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events. Methods and Results This study was conducted using data from the ISACS-COVID-19 (International Survey of Acute Coronavirus Syndromes-COVID-19) registry. Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection were eligible for inclusion.

Levodopa Equivalent Dose of Safinamide: A Multicenter, Longitudinal, Case-Control Study.

Background: Effects of dopaminergic medications used to treat Parkinson's disease (PD) may be compared with each other by using conversion factors, calculated as Levodopa equivalent dose (LED). However, current LED proposals on MAO-B inhibitors (iMAO-B) safinamide and rasagiline are still based on empirical approaches.

Objectives: To estimate LED of safinamide 50 and 100 mg.

Kounis syndrome in a patient with multivessel coronary artery disease and DRESS.

A 68-year-old man was admitted with ST-elevation myocardial infarction and intense rash. He was diagnosed with type 2 Kounis syndrome elicited by drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome and received complete revascularization with percutaneous coronary intervention. This case highlights the complex pathophysiology of acute coronary syndrome, and the elusive link between coronary occlusion and ST-segment deviations at ECG.

Novel malformations: Chiari type 1 and hydrocephalus in Zhu-Tokita-Takenouchi-Kim syndrome and novel variants.

Zhu-Tokita-Tachenouchi-Kim syndrome (ZTTK) is a recently recognized malformation syndrome presenting with craniofacial dysmorphism, developmental delay/intellectual disability, seizures, anomalies involving brain white matter, and other body-organs. In humans, the disorder is linked to the loss-of-function variants in the gene (MIM# 617140). Herewith, a new case of this syndrome is reported in a 2-year-old Caucasian child who presented the classical clinical features of the ZTTK syndrome in association with hydrocephalus and Chiari malformations type 1 an anomaly previously unreported.

Elucidating the Cognitive Mechanisms Underpinning Behavioural Activation.

Depression represents a pervasive and devastating psychological difficulty. It affects over 21% of the population at some point in their lives and can have an unimaginable impact on both individuals and society. Behavioural activation represents a popular intervention for depression and is commonly used by psychologists internationally.

Repeated Motor Training on Attention Reaching Skills and Stereotypies in Rett Syndrome.

Background: Few studies investigated the effect of a structured and specific training for upper limb motor skills allowing complex movements such as reaching and grasping.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of motor training on attention, reaching skills, and stereotypies in patients with Rett syndrome (RTT).

Methods: Twenty-eight participants with RTT underwent cognitive and motor assessment to evaluate attention, reaching skills and stereotypies with an ABABABA design: before training (pre-test phase), after a month of training (post-test phase 1), after a month of the second training phase (post-test phase 2) and at 1 month after the third training phase (post-test phase 3).

Ontogenetic shift and feeding habits of the European hake ( L., 1758) in Central and Southern Tyrrhenian Sea (Western Mediterranean Sea): A comparison between past and present data.

The present paper aims to investigate the ecological role of , Linnaeus, 1758, in southern and central Tyrrhenian Sea (GSA 10, Resolution GFCM/33/2009/2 General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean), analyzing ontogenetic diet shifts, geographical variations on prey composition, and feeding habits. A total of 734 hake specimens ranging in size between 6 cm and 73 cm (Total Length, TL) were collected in 2018. In order to evaluate ontogenetic shifts in prey composition, samples were divided into five size classes and for each class the quantitative feeding indices have been calculated.

Upsides and downsides of a telecounselling model of integrated asthma management between general practitioners and specialists.

Background: Asthma control, one of the most important goals in the management of asthmatic patients, requires good adherence to guidelines and support at a territorial level, in particular on the part of general practitioners (GPs). A territorial hospital alliance can become a strength in asthma management, where control by GPs can also be carried out through a spirometric examination.

Methods: The realisation of a telecounselling model management of asthma between GPs and specialists was the aim of this study, to understand how to obtain good asthma control.

Sudden Onset, Fixed Dystonia and Acute Peripheral Trauma as Diagnostic Clues for Functional Dystonia.

Background: The differentiation of functional dystonia from idiopathic dystonia may be clinically challenging.

Objective: To identify clinical features suggestive of functional dystonia to guide physicians to distinguish functional dystonia from idiopathic dystonia.

Methods: Patient data were extracted from the Italian Registry of Functional Motor Disorders and the Italian Registry of Adult Dystonia.

Energy metabolism during exercise in patients with β-enolase deficiency (GSDXIII).

Aim: To investigate the in vivo skeletal muscle metabolism in patients with β-enolase deficiency (GSDXIII) during exercise, and the effect of glucose infusion.

Methods: Three patients with GSDXIII and 10 healthy controls performed a nonischemic handgrip test as well as an incremental cycle ergometer test measuring maximal oxidative consumption (VO) and a 1-hour submaximal cycle test at an intensity of 65% to 75% of VO. The patients repeated the submaximal exercise after 2 days, where they received a 10% iv-glucose supplementation.

Beyond the skin involvement in Darier disease: A complicated neuropsychiatric phenotype.

Psichiatric illness such as depression, schizophrenia and cognitive deficiency are frequently associated with the Darier Disease. Physicians should be aware of such association to allow prompt diagnosis and early interventions of potentially life-threatening psychiatric disorders.